Once Upon a Time - 2x17 "Welcome to Storybrooke" Full Reaction
Added 2020-03-12 13:14:04 +0000 UTC
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Hi! I’m a new patron, I just subscribed two days ago, I believe and I’ve been watching your OUAT reactions! Forgive me, but I only watched from S1E22 and watched your Season 1 recap video, otherwise it would’ve taken me longer to have caught up. But I really enjoy your reactions. I have watched all of Season 2 (of what you have seen) and glad to have caught up, I cannot wait for more reactions and cannot wait for you to finish season 2 :) Until your next reaction !
Miguelito
2020-03-14 02:51:05 +0000 UTCThank you once again for another fun reaction for Once Upon a Time! In all honesty... I have to admit this episode is probably one of my least favorite episodes throughout all seven seasons, and it's not because it didn't have some really good things about it because it really did, but because I just don't like Greg Mendell as a character at all. He's one of my least favorite characters in all of Once Upon a Time. So therefore, I have a hard time with feeling too bad for him. I feel bad for him from back when he was Owen because he was just a boy then, and because his story is tragic because he lost his father, who he has no idea what happened to. It's very sad. I have just always felt that Greg was creepy and I can't connect to his character or feel bad for him in his present day storyline now that he's found his way back to Storybrooke. But with all that being said... I do love all of the parallels with Regina and Henry to what happened back in the first days of the dark curse. I love seeing the early days of the curse just like you did. We have never seen the first days and it was interesting that two strangers aside from Emma and August were able to enter thanks to them having been camping in the woods within the borders of Storybrooke where the town was formed around them as Regina cast her curse. I also like how in the end it shows Owen outside of the town line unable to see any signs of Storybrooke despite knowing it was there, while Regina watched on invisible to everyone because of the magic around Storybrooke making the town unknown to the outside world. This moment was beautifully done. And in regards to your question about time being frozen... time was frozen straightaway the moment the curse formed Storybrooke and brought everyone over. The days changed and little differences such as the clothes people wore and certain conversations they might have changed, but for twenty-eight years, time stood still, making it so that the days simply repeated themselves like Groundhog Day, and so no one ever aged. I also love seeing Regina happy and reveling in her success upon casting the curse, only for her to eventually come to be bored with the normal life that repeats itself day after day, and angry that no one will even try to fight back against her. Very interesting indeed. Oh... and it's interesting that this is the first episode where we see only Storybrooke with no flashbacks to the Enchanted Forest. We still have two timelines, but only in Storybrooke. Very cool. :) Also... I love seeing Graham appear again and I love his storyline. It was so interesting to see how Regina commanded him to arrest Kurt through his heart, which we never really got to see her control Graham back when Graham was still alive within the first seven episodes he was in. I love how confused he was when he felt pain when Kurt knocked the lock box with his heart in it off the desk in trying to escape while Kurt kept trying to convince the sheriff that he was somehow being controlled. So interesting and I really felt badly for Graham. Kurt and Owen too of course. My favorite moment though... was when Henry fought to convince Regina to spare Mary Margaret's life and to stop her plans to cast a love curse over him by killing his grandmother. And it's because of Henry, that everyone comes to see that magic has the power to corrupt everyone, including heroes too. Henry's moral compass is very strong and he is definitely the heart of the people living in Storybrooke. And everyone loves him. I also really love how Regina reveals to Mary Margaret the darkness now in her heart during their moment together in the end. The darkness that was put there because of Mary Margaret's evil deed. It's very sad, but this is a big reveal and it's powerful. It's just another way that proves heroes can become corrupted and become villains, just as villains can be redeemed and become heroes. And lastly... I also really love the scenes between Regina and Gold. First within the flashbacks when Regina comes to Gold wanting to understand why she's not happy after casting her curse, while Gold has no idea what she's talking about because he's as cursed as everyone else. And second, when Gold protects Mary Margaret from Regina's wrath, even if he was doing it out of obligation. As for his line about the casualties of war... while Henry is his grandson and he is now related to the Charming family, Gold also still sees Henry as a threat to him upon the revelation of the prophecy revealed back in the episode, Manhattan. That Henry will be his undoing. So a part of him wishes to see Henry die as well in order to assure that he will live. And yes... because of the darkness corrupting him, he's still looking out only for himself and doesn't care about anyone except for when it's in his own self interest, or when he owes a debt. Overall... a solid episode. I still like it. It's just not one of my favorites. There isn't a single episode of Once Upon a Time that I hate. What can I say? This show is fantastic, flaws and all!!! Thank you again!! Until the next episode...
Heidi Elizabeth Marcum
2020-03-12 15:12:52 +0000 UTC
